NDA To Field Consensus Candidate In Hiriyur Bypoll: Kumaraswamy
Responding to a question on whether the JD(S) would contest the seat, Kumaraswamy said the decision would not be based on whether the candidate belonged to the JD(S) or the BJP, but would be taken through consultations among the alliance partners.
Bengaluru: The NDA will field a consensus candidate in the by-election to the Hiriyur Assembly constituency, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Thursday.
He was speaking to reporters after attending a program at the Vasanthapura Industrial Complex in Kora hobli in Tumakuru district.
Responding to a question on whether the JD(S) would contest the seat, Kumaraswamy said the decision would not be based on whether the candidate belonged to the JD(S) or the BJP, but would be taken through consultations among the alliance partners.
“There is considerable demand that an NDA candidate from the JD(S) should contest from Hiriyur. In the past (2013), the Congress and the JD(S) had a direct contest, and the JD(S) candidate lost by a margin of just 1,200 votes. We will hold discussions and take a decision,” he said.
Expressing confidence in the alliance’s prospects, Kumaraswamy said the NDA candidate would win the by-election.